diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 62ccaf25..087bc04e 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ cache_timeout: 600
 
 nova_git_repo: https://git.openstack.org/openstack/nova
 nova_git_install_branch: master
+nova_requirements_git_repo: https://git.openstack.org/openstack/requirements
+nova_requirements_git_install_branch: master
 nova_developer_mode: false
 nova_developer_constraints:
   - "git+{{ nova_git_repo }}@{{ nova_git_install_branch }}#egg=nova"
diff --git a/tasks/nova_install.yml b/tasks/nova_install.yml
index 644e7f51..74dfd1c6 100644
--- a/tasks/nova_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/nova_install.yml
@@ -56,15 +56,30 @@
     - nova-install
     - nova-pip-packages
 
-- name: Set constraint file fact for developer mode
-  set_fact:
-    pip_install_options: "{{ pip_install_options|default('') }} --constraint /opt/developer-pip-constraints.txt"
+- name: Clone requirements git repository
+  git:
+    repo: "{{ nova_requirements_git_repo }}"
+    dest: "/opt/requirements"
+    clone: yes
+    update: yes
+    version: "{{ nova_requirements_git_install_branch }}"
   when:
     - nova_developer_mode | bool
   tags:
     - nova-install
     - nova-pip-packages
 
+- name: Add constraints to pip_install_options fact for developer mode
+  set_fact:
+    pip_install_options: "{{ pip_install_options|default('') }} --constraint /opt/developer-pip-constraints.txt --constraint /opt/requirements/upper-constraints.txt"
+  when:
+    - nova_developer_mode | bool
+    - "'/opt/developer-pip-constraints.txt' not in pip_install_options|default('')"
+    - "'/opt/requirements/upper-constraints.txt' not in pip_install_options|default('')"
+  tags:
+    - nova-install
+    - nova-pip-packages
+
 - name: Install requires pip packages
   pip:
     name: "{{ item }}"
diff --git a/tests/test.yml b/tests/test.yml
index dbab9eec..3adde696 100644
--- a/tests/test.yml
+++ b/tests/test.yml
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@
     keystone_venv_tag: "testing"
     keystone_developer_mode: true
     keystone_git_install_branch: a55128044f763f5cfe2fdc57c738eaca97636448
+    keystone_requirements_git_install_branch: 332278d456e06870150835564342570ec9d5f5a0
     keystone_auth_admin_token: "SuperSecreteTestToken"
     keystone_auth_admin_password: "SuperSecretePassword"
     keystone_service_password: "secrete"
@@ -296,6 +297,7 @@
     nova_venv_tag: "testing"
     nova_developer_mode: true
     nova_git_install_branch: deb1ee440923b0b292f3536a2f8bda672c03984a
+    nova_requirements_git_install_branch: 332278d456e06870150835564342570ec9d5f5a0
     nova_service_password: "secrete"
     nova_container_mysql_password: "SuperSecrete"
     nova_api_container_mysql_password: "SuperSecrete"